Daniel Goleman, PhD: Emotional Intelligence Now
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge
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How to Generate Positive Emotions
It takes a lot of inner equilibrium to be with strong emotions that are serving a purpose and not yet thrown off as a result. I think this may be why they emphasize doing a lot of practice in meditative traditions, because what you're doing is re wiring your brain in meditation practice. The people who are best enerating emotions are actors. That is the singular skill of a good actor, being able to generate a feeling so strongly that you emanate it. These are bill collectors. Bill collectors intentionally work themselves up so they can be angry on their next call.
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